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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Brickman, Danette. and Bragg, Belinda. "Does the Media Matter? Understanding the Impact of Media Coverage on Public Response to Supreme Court Decisions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, Apr 12, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p196786_index.html>

Brickman, D. and Bragg, B. , 2007-04-12 "Does the Media Matter? Understanding the Impact of Media Coverage on Public Response to Supreme Court Decisions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p196786_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: As the major source of policy information for the general public, the media has the potential to influence public opinion on a policy issue through its portrayal of the facts. Media bias acts, in effect, as an intervening variable between the source of policy and the general public. While some theories establish a role for the media in public opinion formation, few have been directly tested. Using an experimental design we have constructed a direct test of the influence of media coverage on public perceptions of policy decisions, in this case Supreme Court rulings. We find that, in certain contexts the media coverage does act as an intervening variable in public opinion. These effects, however are themselves influenced by contextual factors, in particular issue salience. The more salient the issue to an individual, the less likely they are to be influenced by biased media coverage.

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